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plaintiff againt John Brewer defendant, up … plaintiff againt John Brewer defendant, upon the triall whereof<br />
the foresaid Statute being produced to the Judge and Jury upon<br />
the question whether the Tonne of oile should containe<br />
236 or 252 gallons, the Judge and Jury found that it ought<br />
to containe 252 gallons, and the Jury gave their verdict [?XXX]<br />
and not otherwise, and otherwise hee cannot depose, saving<br />
hee knoweth the premisses being attorney for the defendant [?at ?Triall]
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee is an attorney at law, and<br />
otherwise negatively
To the second hee saith hee was not present nor knoweth<br />
ought of the matters interrogated.
To the 3 and fourth hee cannot answer.
Repeated before doctor Clarke and<br />
Collonel Cock.
Math. Barker [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the said allegation.
'''4us,'''
'''John Seede''' of the parish of Saint Mary Woochurch<br />
London Citizen and haberdasher of London, aged<br />
55 yeares or thereabouts, sworne and examined.
To the first hee saith that according to a Statute of this land<br />
252 gallons and noe lesse of sweete oiles doe make a tonne,<br />
and otherwise referring himselfe to the lawes and to the said Statute<br />
hee saith hee cannot depose
To the second hee saith hee is an oile man by trade, and<br />
within the time arlate hath bought diverse parcells of sweete<br />
oiles in this citie and elswhere in this Nation at 252 gallons<br />
the tonne, and noe lesse, And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the third hee saith that in case any man buyes sweete oiles<br />
by the tonne, without mention of howe many gallons are to goe to<br />
the tonne, the said Statute will allowe and give him (as hee [?conceiveth])<br />
252 gallons to the tonne, And otherwise referring himselfe to<br />
the said Statute hee cannot depose.
To the fourth hee saith that in July last there was a triall at<br />
Guildhall (whereat this deponent was present) betweene Peter<br />
Thoroghgood plaintiff and John Brewer defendant about the gage<br />
of oiles bought and sold betweene them, and there was a verdict<br />
given upon the said [?statute] against the said Brewer for 252 gallons<br />
to the tonne, And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 5th hee saith that the usuall gage of sweete oiles by the<br />
gage is 252 gallons to the tonne, and the citie gager doth usually<br />
gage at that rate, being sworne thereto. And otherwise hee cannot<br />
depose.d otherwise hee cannot<br />
depose. +
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